A crowd-pleasing, child-requested favorite! No certain amounts so feel free to adjust to suit your family.
Ingredients:
- box of large shell pasta
- large carton large curd cottage
- mozzarella, at least cup
- T parsley (to make it look pretty)
- 1/2 tsp garlic
- (can sneak in some finely chopped, cooked broccoli or spinach)
- 1 can of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Boil noodles according to directions on box. Mix above ingredients (adjust amount of seasoning to your liking) and stuff individual shells. Place a small amount of sauce in bottom of pan so that shells don’t stick. Top with your favorite spaghetti sauce and a sprinkling of mozzarella. Freeze or bake at 350 degrees until bubbly (about 20-30 minutes. More if frozen).
I also like these alternate ways of making and serving Italian Stuffed Shells:
- in Once a Month Cooking: Stuff the shells, freeze them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Once frozen, move to a zip closing freezer bag – separate from the sauce. You can pull out as many shells as you need and make as large a casserole dish as you need.
- It is easy to triple this recipe and tuck some away in the freezer. You are already making a big mess. Why not?
- Warm shells in the slow cooker.
Definitely a favorite. More easy, family-friendly meals and strategies in my Hodgepodge Cookbook.
I discovered a trick to stuffing things like shells and manicotti – put the filling in a pastry bag and just squeeze it in! I have a package of disposable pastry bags just for that purpose – so there’s no extra clean up.
I love the idea of making these ahead of time. What a great & fast freezer dinner!
Having a beautiful, blonde granddaughter to help stuff those shells make it the best dinner ever!
Forever,
Nana
This is a fabulous idea! I had never thought of flash freezing them separately and pulling out what’s needed. Thanks!